Kenny Rogers - The Gambler
[00:04.92] On a warm summer's evening,
[00:07.57] On a train bound for nowhere
[00:10.50] I met up with the gambler
[00:12.88] We were both too tired to sleep
[00:15.56] So we took turns at staring
[00:18.20] Out the window at the darkness
[00:21.15] The boredom overtook us,
[00:23.79] And he began to speak
[00:25.91] He said, "Son, I've made a life
[00:28.83] Out of readin' people's faces
[00:31.75] Knowin' what the cards were
[00:34.42] By the way they held their eyes
[00:37.07] So if you don't mind me sayin'
[00:39.72] I can see you're out of aces
[00:42.66] For a taste of your whiskey
[00:45.05] I'll give you some advice"
[00:49.04] So I handed him my bottle
[00:51.97] And he drank down my last swallow
[00:55.42] Then he bummed a cigarette
[00:57.55] And asked me for a light
[00:59.95] And the night got deathly quiet
[01:02.87] And his faced lost all expression
[01:05.26] He said, "If you're gonna play the game, boy
[01:08.17] You gotta learn to play it right
[01:10.83] You've got to know when to hold 'em
[01:14.55] Know when to fold 'em
[01:17.21] Know when to walk away
[01:19.86] And know when to run
[01:21.47] You never count your money
[01:24.65] When you're sittin' at the table
[01:27.04] There'll be time enough for countin'
[01:31.02] When the dealin's done
[01:37.67] Every gambler knows
[01:39.79] That the secret to survivin'
[01:42.71] Is knowin' what to throw away
[01:45.63] And knowin' what to keep
[01:48.29] 'Cause every hand's a winner
[01:50.94] And every hand's a loser
[01:53.86] And the best that you can hope for is to die in your sleep
[01:59.45] And when he finished speaking
[02:02.10] He turned back toward the window
[02:04.76] Crushed out his cigarette
[02:07.68] And faded off to sleep
[02:10.34] And somewhere in the darkness
[02:13.52] The gambler he broke even
[02:16.17] But in his final words
[02:18.04] I found an ace that I could keep
[02:21.50] You've got to know when to hold 'em
[02:25.22] Know when to fold 'em
[02:27.88] Know when to walk away
[02:30.81] And know when to run
[02:32.67] You never count your money
[02:35.58] When you're sittin' at the table
[02:37.98] There'll be time enough for countin'
[02:41.70] When the dealin's done
[02:43.82] You've got to know when to hold 'em (when to hold 'em)
[02:47.27] Know when to fold 'em (when to fold 'em)
[02:50.20] Know when to walk away
[02:52.85] And know when to run
[02:54.45] You never count your money
[02:57.63] When you're sittin' at the table
[03:00.02] There'll be time enough for countin'
[03:04.00] When the dealin's done
[03:05.86] You've got to know when to hold 'em
[03:08.25] Know when to fold 'em
[03:12.24] Know when to walk away
[03:14.90] And know when to run
[03:16.75] You never count your money
[03:19.68] When you're sittin' at the table
[03:22.07] There'll be time enough for countin'
[03:26.05] When the dealin's done
